Subject: Friday evening panel
From: "Sally Selby [email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: 28 May 2014 09:00:58 -0400

Dear Friends,

It is my pleasure to invite you to the SFS Middle School Wellness Panel on Friday, May 30th at 7:45 pm in the middle school drama room.  The panel will feature several short presentations by experts on various aspects of your middle schooler's well-being.  This promises to be a relevant and informative program, especially because you will have the opportunity to talk directly with experts on nutrition, sleep, exercise, stress management and more -- issues that we know parents often wonder about and struggle with.

Here's a brief preview of a few of the topics on the agenda:

* How can an avocado help your kids through puberty?

* What strategies does your middle schooler have for getting back to equilibrium when he/she is stressed?

* How would you rank in importance for your child exercise, food and sleep?

* Are you interested in teaching your kids a mindful approach to eating that would positively impact their relationship with food?

The all-star cast of speakers, their topics, and links to their professional websites:

1. Casey Seidenberg - Local nutritionist and Washington Post writer specializing on nutrition as it impacts school children.  Casey will talk about the importance of protein and fast in a tween's life because of hormone development, brain use, energy needs . . . she will address the common myths and confusion about protein needs and fats.

http://www.nourishschools.com/index.html

2. Joslyn Hills - Psychotherapist and educational consultant who develops curricula for teaching mindfulness, integrative health, and social skills in schools.  Joslyn will discuss the demands placed on our middle schoolers in balancing activities, academics, and other challenges . . . she will offer strategies for the overwhelmed child.

http://slow-lunch.com/

3. Alison Shulman - Consultant who runs groups on integrative health and mindfulness, and advises clients in her private practice which focuses on eating-related disorders.  Alison will speak about mindful eating, specifically on training one's attention to the experience of breathing, eating, hunger/fullness, and taste-specific satiety.

http://slow-lunch.com/

4. Chase Bruggeman - A holistic strength and conditioning fitness expert who has coached professional athletes, as well as collegiate and high school teams.  Chase will speak about the risks associated with sport specificity for a child, strategic sports nutrition, physical conditioning, and warm-up/recovery tools.

http://www.nmxmethod.com/

The program will include a hand-out with specific ideas for breakfast nutrition - a daily challenge for our busy middle schoolers.  All middle school parents are invited to this important event, and parents of 7th and 8th grade parents are encouraged to attend the panel after dropping their child at the dance that evening.

If you have particular questions that you would like the panelists to address, please contact Dipa Mehta at [email-masked].  This is your chance to shape the conversation!

Sally Selby

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